Myanmar journalists: Families urge Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo release
Two Myanmar journalist, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, were arrested in Myanmar on December 12, 2017 for violating the rarely used Official Secrets Act
Monthly Archives: December 2018
Huawei: The life of Chinese tech heiress Meng Wanzhou
A high-flying Chinese executive has been caught in the centre of a growing geo-political dispute between two of the world’s largest economies.
Michael Kovrig: Canadian ex-diplomat ‘held in China’
A Canadian, reported to be a former diplomat, has been detained in China and his current employer says it is working for his prompt release.
Myanmar journalists: Families urge Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo release
Family, friends and colleagues of two Reuters journalists imprisoned in Myanmar have called for their immediate release one year on from their arrest.
Climate change: Australian students skip school for mass protest
Another mass student-led march will be held across Australia today following news Adani would self-fund its controversial coal mine in Queensland.
A Weakened China Tries a Different Approach With the U.S.: Treading Lightly
BEIJING — The recent arrest of a top Chinese tech executive at the Trump administration’s request seemed certain to provoke a geopolitical showdown pitting Beijing against Washington. The detained executive is a daughter of one of China’s most admired business leaders. She helps run a company, Huawei, at the center of a global race to dominate the next generation of… Read more »
Indonesia says Lion Air jet not airworthy on flight before crash
Indonesian investigators said on Wednesday a Lion Air Boeing 737 jet that plunged into the sea, killing 189 people onboard, was not airworthy on a flight the day before it crashed on Oct. 29. ADVERTISING The Oct. 28 flight from Bali to Jakarta had experienced similar technical issues to the doomed flight the next day from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang,… Read more »
China sends mixed messages on arrest of ex-Canadian diplomat amid Huawei legal battle
The former Canadian diplomat detained this week by China — amid the furor over the arrest in Canada of a top Chinese tech executive — remained locked up Wednesday, with China’s spin careening from denying the man’s detention to claiming he’s a national security risk. The detention of Michael Kovrig on Monday is seen by some as a retaliatory act… Read more »
Tsunami alert after powerful earthquake strikes South Pacific off New Caledonia
The undersea quake was only a shallow 10 km (6 miles) deep and about 155 km (95 miles) east-southeast of the Loyalty Islands off New Caledonia’s east coast. “Tsunami waves reaching 1 to 3 metres above the tide level are possible along some coasts of New Caledonia and Vanuatu,” the PTWC said, with waves of up to one metre (three… Read more »
Huawei – Analysis
A high flying Chinese executive has unfortunately been caught in a geopolitical conflict between the world’s two largest economies. Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei, was arrested in Canada on December 1 for supposedly breaking US sanctions in Iran. Despite China and Huawei’s claims that she has not broken any laws, Wanzhou could face up to 30 years… Read more »